The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-17

bayoneted in the buttock, Two policemen were
etHbbed with knives.
1t was noticeable that the crowd, while hooting
the police, cheered the cavalry, posted in the
middle of the square ready for action,
In case the crowd should break
the police lines; II the crowd
lieyed the riot act would have been read, and
infantry ordered TO fire. About 5 O'Clock the
grenadiers wheeled into the square with bayonets
fixed, and with twenty rounds of ball cartridges in
their pouches. They wers accompanied by ambu-
lances. They halted In front Of the national gal
lery and opened into line. The mob was thus
caught between the line Of police and military and
the roughs, were compelled to run the gauntlet
some or them showed a disposition to maintain
their ground, but the soldiers brought their bayo.
nets to "charge" position. and the sight of cold
steel quickly decided them TO retreat The so
cialists returned their dag to Mrs. Taylor, who re-
fused TO surrender 1t on demand Of the police
The latter then attempted TO wrest 1t from her,
when the socialists came TO the womans rescue,
and sharp encounter followed The con-
stables secured the flag, and the woman
was carried OF in faint This conflict with
batons and sticks, enraged the police, aud their
officers were unable to restrain them. All the So
cialist fags were seized.
Many of the police were sent to the hospital, in
cluding wounded inspector. Between 4 ard
O'Clock seventy injured pers lns were attended at
Oh ring Cross hospital. The surgical staff was
taxed to the utmost.
During the sharp scuale at Westminster
another was stabbed in tie ch n,
and many others struck with iren
bars, pokers, sticks and stones. In hand TO hand
encounter with the paraders from South London,
the police captured ten nags, and twenty-six per-
sons taking part In the procession received baton
wounds on the head and fifteen constabes more
or less injured
WHAT GLADSTONE SAYS.
LONDON November ii MIR Gladstone reply.
ing to the SECRETARY of the London Radical
club, writes as follows to day:
u think you Will expect me to meet your re-
quest by an explicit answer, expressing the beet
able to form concerning the deplorable disturbance
of yesterday. AS l understand the mat
ter the home secretary stated on Sat.
urday for the information of the public,
he intended to prevent yesterdays meeting in
Trafalgar square, and believed that ts prevention
was within his legal power. The question is one
OF great moment to the inhabitants of London,
particularly to those who are at present unem.
ployed and In circumstances of distress. Il
will be felt that the state of the law in
regard to 1t ought to be promptly tested
II is the duty of every citizen to refrain from re-
sistance to the decision of the executive of the
government, which is clearly entitled to admins.
is their true constructions, Such abstinence is l
think, due to the high character Of Lon
don, for the maintenance OF public order
and a. to the . respect we owe the law, and the mode
OF the admirable system OF the police Of the me.
tropolis But | must add that an appeal TO
parliament and the nation on the gravest
solemn Issues now raised by the
proceedings of the government in
Ireland would suffer disastrous prejudice we're It
70 be mixed up In any manner by those who make
the appeal with the metropolitan disturbance"
There is little doubt but that Mr. Gadstone's
advice will be followed.
sALIsBURY's THANKS.
LONDON, November ID. Lord Salisbury, aft
an interview with Home Secretary Matthews to-
day, sent to Sir Charles Warren the thanks of the
fnr adj ,NIu To